Posted by: Derek Guyer | February 5, 2010

Do We Really Believe?

There is a lie being spread by our adversary, the devil. The lie is destroying the very foundations of faith in Jesus Christ. It’s disguised itself as independence and strength, but is creating slothfulness and complacency in the church and destroying home after home.

The lie is that God does not expect our obedience. The lie is that obedience is not a necessary part of sincere faith in God. There is no doubt that faith is the only thing necessary for salvation in Jesus Christ.

“…a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.”

Galatians 2:16 NIV

This point is driven home throughout the Christian circles like crazy. The unfortunate part of this story is that faith alone being our source of salvation, has turned into just believing in God. “Just believe in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and he’ll save you”. It’s true, I believe that. Unfortunately, the word “believe” means something different to all of us than it did in the original Greek in which the New Testament was written.

When you tell someone they just have to “believe”, the obvious truth is that most of the Christian world has “believed” the words of John 3:16, but not actually continued reading down into verses twenty and twenty-one where the word “believe” takes on a deeper understanding. There Jesus says:

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life…Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

John 3:16, 20-21 NIV

James takes explains this idea further:

“What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.

You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.”

James 2:14-19 NIV

In all of our work helping “Christian couples” to rise above the lies of Satan and consequences of sin, we have only had one couple come to us who didn’t believe in God at all. That means God’s people are cheating on each other, betraying one another, and separating what God brought together. Isn’t that a bad sign about our understanding of God’s will?

How can we say the love of God is within us when we’re living so far from His will? We can’t. Our actions are not representative of the Savior in whom we say we have faith. Even the demons believe as many Christians do.

The word believe, in it’s original Greek, means to “entrust” yourself. It’s not just an “aha” moment where we understand something. It goes beyond that. It extends to the time when we give ourselves over to the thing we now understand. Faith, in it’s nature, requires action.

Jesus goes as far as to say:

“If you love me, you will obey what I command.”

John 14:15 NIV

He doesn’t just treat obedience as if it’s a good idea. He says that our obedience is a direct reflection of our love for Him. So, how much do you love God? How strong is your faith?

“We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.”

I John 2:3-6 NIV

If you believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God – If you believe that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, then you will live in that way and obey His commands. As a result, you will experience the benefits of living in the way you were created to live.

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | February 5, 2010

Commanded to Forgive

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”

Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT

“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

Matthew 6:14-15 NIV

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | December 21, 2009

Holiday Gift Certificates

Here’s a great last minute gift idea. Purchase a gift certificate good towards any of the Rise of the Home retreats that are scheduled for the upcoming year.  For every $25 purchased towards a registration for your loved one’s men’s, women’s, or couples’ retreat with Rise of the Home, we’ll give you another $5 towards that registration. For example, when you purchase $25, we will make your gift certificate worth $30! That makes the cost for the men’s & women’s retreats available for only $125 with our $25 matching donation. This is our way of saying thank you for the holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Rise of the Home!

Fill out the form for the gift certificates here.

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Posted by: lisarguyer | December 20, 2009

Learning to Trust My Husband (and God)

A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about submission and how it’s not burdensome to follow God’s plan in how a marriage should work.  In the last week or so, I have really been put to the test with this very mindset.

You can go here for a more detailed account as to what has been transpiring with our family, but in a nutshell we are moving.  Not only are we moving, but we are moving into a camper/trailer.  Now, a few major questions come up when people hear the news that a family is moving.  Those questions usually being something like: “Oh! Where are you moving to?” or “When are you going?” or “What’s the new house like?”  All of those are great questions that you normally can have a pretty good discussion about.  But when asked those, I kinda get tense and just shrug my shoulders and say “I honestly don’t know.”

When Derek found the trailer that he felt like God led him to, he was in Ohio doing some ministry work while I was at home with the kids.  He felt God’s hand in a specific trailer as he looked at it, so he put money down on it and came home with a few small pictures of it on his cell phone.  Thus, my introduction to our “new home”!  With the news of the new home, I began packing all of our stuff up.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I have been very excited about this new move, but I’m also what you could call a MAJOR control freak.  So, not seeing the new home before packing and organizing things and throwing things out was pretty hard for me.  But I had to trust Derek’s judgment as he made the decision for our family.

Which brings us to this week.  We had decided to leave Grandma’s house (where we’ve been living for the past 8 months taking care of her) on December 13th.  Well, that was one week ago today.  We’re still here.  We’re all packed up and living out of suitcases.  There’s barely any food in the cabinets because I put it all into boxes to take with us to the new home.  The kids have one toy here (Malachi’s bow and arrow) because the rest are in storage waiting their arrival into the new home.  So, why are we still at Grandma’s and not unpacking all of our clothes, food, and toys?  Because it’s not God’s will for us to go yet.  He will work all of the rest of the details out when He wants us to go.  So, in the mean time, we will wait.

……………Um, yeah…I’m not a good “wait-er”.  I’m a terrible one, in fact.  This past week has been such a struggle for me.  I have had days where I’m excited to see how God is working, but then the next day I wonder where God is hiding.  Many, many times during the week I begin to think back to how this all got started…Derek’s trip ALONE to Ohio.  The trip where he felt LED to a certain trailer.  The trip that he put MONEY DOWN on the trailer WITHOUT ME EVEN SEEING IT!  Do you see where this is going?  I play this through in my head until I am sure that Derek has made the worst decision ever.   I begin to doubt the fact that he even prayed about the decision before handing over the cash.   I question if he just got excited because he wanted a change.  Does he have any clue what he’s gotten us into?

I have felt very much what I imagine Sarah must have felt like when Abraham got back from speaking with God and he said to her, “Honey, start packing because God told me we are leaving.”  “No, honey, your mom isn’t going with us.” “I told you, dear, I have no idea where we are going.  Just get the pans packed up.”  “Sarah, He didn’t say where we were headed.  He just said ‘Go’”.  Not that the Bible ever says that Sarah questioned Abraham’s decisions, but in her mind she must have had her doubts or questions.  Then again, maybe not, maybe her faith really was that strong.  (I just like to imagine that the Bible characters are more human like I am!)

But amidst all of my doubts, the Spirit comes to me and I’m reminded of who’s in control.  So, what if Derek did make a hasty decision?  What if he did fork over a bunch of money for selfish reasons?  Does that make God any less sovereign?  Certainly not!  When in a clear mental state (which, honestly, has come and gone this week!), I truly believe that Derek acted according to God’s will in these decisions.  But, even if he had not, I know that God can take whatever foolish choices my husband makes and turn them into something that will work together for His plan.  (Romans 8:28)

So, why did I write this?  Obviously, it’s not one of those posts that I’m suggesting you act like or think like me, because I have been a pretty bad example of trusting my husband this week.  But instead, I wrote it so that you all can see where I struggle and hopefully gain something from what God has taught me.  My husband is not perfect, but God is.  My husband is trying to do His will, but even when he makes a mistake and falters in that, God can still make it all work according to His plan.

Stay tuned for how the rest of this story unfolds.  As of right now, we still don’t have answers to the question of when we are going.  I’d love to know, but God wants me to learn to trust.  Trust in Him and trust in my husband.  Please pray for me.

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | December 13, 2009

Rise Up, Man of God Men’s Retreat – Jan. 22-24th

 

 

“There was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth and his angels with him.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

“Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb.”

Revelation 12:7-11 NIV

Did you hear that? Our accuser has been defeated. He has been thrown down. Through Jesus Christ, our Savior, we have been given victory.

So why don’t we live like it? Why do we live in fear and doubt? What are we so afraid of? If we’ve really been “made in the image of God”, what’s wrong with us?

We’ve been lied to. We’ve been deceived. We’ve been tricked. We’ve strayed.

We’ve forgotten the truth about who we are and lost our way. But, God is calling us back. Through Jesus Christ, we’re not just being called back, but we’re being shown The Way. We’re being given the Truth. We’re being given the life. God is waiting for us to Rise Up and claim what is already ours. He’s waiting for us to fight.

Are you ready to stand firm in victory? You aren’t fighting to win. The war has already been won. You’re fighting from a victory that’s already been given to you. So, Rise Up Man of God.

Join Rise of the Home for its second Rise Up, Man of God men’s retreat. It will be a deep look into the original design of men, the war that’s being waged for their hearts in the Heavens, and a journey into their purpose in the home, the church, and the world as a result of the victory they’ve been given through Jesus Christ.

January 22nd-24th, 2010 will be a weekend of challenge, study, fellowship, and overcoming. We will watch together as God crushes Satan’s head in our own lives and we stand strong together as men of God. You’ll hear stories of men from all over the country who have been, and still are, defeating incredible odds through the power and love of Jesus Christ. You’ll hear powerful truths that stand at the crux of God’s word. But mostly, you’ll learn how to overcome.

For more information on the retreat or to submit your registration, see below to get more information on the event.

Dates: January 22nd-24th, 2010

Where: Five Stones Camp in Reelsville, IN

Donation: Your donation of $150 per participant makes this retreat possible to you. This allows for your food, lodging, teachings, t-shirts, and event supplies. Limited scholarships are available for those financially incapable of attending the retreat.

Transportation: All participants must provide their own transportation to and from the retreat.

Check In: January 22nd from 3:30-5:30pm (Dinner will be provided)

Check Out: January 24th at 11:30pm (Breakfast will be provided)

Area Maps and Directions: 

1. Take I-70 West out of Indy
2. Get off on Exit #37- Putnamville-  IN 243
3. At the end of the ramp turn left (south) on IN-243- go 0.9 miles
4. Turn right onto 1000 S- go 0.8 miles
5. Turn left onto 190- go 0.5 miles
6. Turn right onto 1050 S- go 0.8 miles
7. Turn left onto 300W- go 0.6 miles to the bend in the road. GO STRAIGHT onto the gravel drive.
8. Take the gravel drive through the camp 0.7 miles to Boulder Lodge on your right.
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Sleeping Arrangements: The camp can only sleep a certain number of people inside the lodge. The cabins are closed during the winter. You will need a sleeping bag, pillow, and extra blankets. Beds and mattresses will be provided in the cabins. If you would like to be bunked with someone specifically or have a group coming that would like to be put together, please let us know this when you sign up. We’ll do our best to keep you together.

Audience: The content of this retreat is meant for mature audiences only. Fathers are not encouraged to bring their sons. Instead, we encourage you to bring another man from the church or community with you. We believe you will achieve the full benefit of your time at the retreat when you leave with someone else who is armed to take on the spiritual battles with you and encourage you through them. Much of the content is focused on married men, but we do believe that single men can benefit from the content as well.

Registration: Fill out your Rise Up Man of God registration form here! Don’t forget to come back and make your donation afterwards. Registration will be closed on January 15th, 2010 at midnight.

Cancellation Policy: All registration donations are completely non-refundable after January 15th, 2010 at midnight. Anyone who cancels a registration before January 15th, 2010 at midnight will receive a full refund of their money.

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | December 13, 2009

Women’s Retreat: Rescuing His Beauties, The Women of God

She was a delicate beauty. She was a flower unparalleled in all of the universe. She was fearfully and wonderfully made. Her beauty was like no other. She had no insecurities. She had been created for one man and with him she found peace, joy, and most of all, love. She was to be his helper. She was to be his beauty. Eve was to be one with Adam…and they were. She and Adam were to walk with God…and they did.

God had created Eve in His own image. She had been made a beautiful woman. She had nothing to be ashamed of. Her shape was perfect. Her eyes, nose, lips, mouth, heart…it was all perfect. She was stunning. She was just as she had been made.

In one moment, the design of creation took a turn. Eve’s decision to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree changed all creation forever. Eve had lost her purpose and her husband had followed right behind her. All at once, creation began to decay. In that instant, insecurity entered Eve’s heart. She questioned her beauty. She questioned her purpose. She no longer feared God in the same way she used to. She was naked and she was scared. Everything was wrong, and Eve was lost.

What a horrible moment in history.

Eve, it’s not over. I know you don’t feel beautiful, but you are a beauty. I know you don’t feel loved, but you are loved. I know you feel insecure, scared, and lonely, but God will never leave you. You are not alone. In fact, God wanted you so badly, He sent His own Son. Then, He wrote out an incredible account of the rescue plan. He chased you down, defeated the accuser and rescued back His beauty.

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

God, through Jesus, welcomes you back to the beauty for which he made you. Through His Spirit, he offers you the opportunity to walk with Him again. Eve, you are loved by God. You are a woman of God. Rejoice!

Ladies, Rise of the Home invites you back to your purpose. God himself, is inviting you all back to your purpose. He’s inviting you back to your beauty. He’s inviting you back to what scripture calls an unfading beauty. He’s inviting you back to your hearts.

Join us at Five Stones Camp in Reelsville, IN on February 19-21, 2010, where you’ll have an amazing opportunity to journey back to God’s purpose for your life and your heart.

Dates: February 19-21, 2010

Where: Five Stones Camp in Reelsville, IN

Donation: Your donation of $150 per participant makes this retreat possible to you. This allows for your food, lodging, teachings, t-shirts, and event supplies. Limited scholarships are available for those financially incapable of attending the retreat.

Transportation: All participants must provide their own transportation to and from the retreat.

Check In: February 19th from 3:30-5:30pm (Dinner will be provided)

Check Out: February 21st at 11:30pm (Breakfast will be provided)

Area Maps and Directions:

1. Take I-70 West out of Indy
2. Get off on Exit #37- Putnamville-  IN 243
3. At the end of the ramp turn left (south) on IN-243- go 0.9 miles
4. Turn right onto 1000 S- go 0.8 miles
5. Turn left onto 190- go 0.5 miles
6. Turn right onto 1050 S- go 0.8 miles
7. Turn left onto 300W- go 0.6 miles to the bend in the road. GO STRAIGHT onto the gravel drive.
8. Take the gravel drive through the camp 0.7 miles to Boulder Lodge on your right.
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Sleeping Arrangements: The camp can only sleep a certain number of people inside the lodge. The cabins are closed during the winter. You will need a sleeping bag, pillow, and extra blankets. Beds and mattresses will be provided in the cabins. If you would like to be bunked with someone specifically or have a group coming that would like to be put together, please let us know this when you sign up. We’ll do our best to keep you together.

Audience: The content of this retreat is meant for mature audiences only. Mothers are not encouraged to bring their daughters. Instead, we encourage you to bring another woman from the church or community with you. We believe you will achieve the full benefit of your time at the retreat when you leave with someone else who is armed to take on the spiritual battles with you and encourage you through them. Much of the content is focused on married women, but we do believe that single women can benefit from the content as well.

Registration: Fill out your “Rescuing His Beauties, The Women of God” registration form here! Don’t forget to come back and make your donation afterwards. Registration will be closed on February 12th, 2010 at midnight.

Cancellation Policy: All registration donations are completely non-refundable after February 12th, 2010 at midnight. Anyone who cancels a registration before February 12th, 2010 at midnight will receive a full refund of their money.

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | December 8, 2009

Rise of the Home on Wheels

As some of you may know, our family has been seeking God’s will about our next steps as a family in serving God through Rise of the Home. We’ve been praying about how to proceed with our work given the increased demand for our time and need for mobility. As we’ve been traveling, things have become more and more difficult on our family going in and out of others’ homes. The lack of consistency in environment has been difficult on all of us, and so we’ve put it to prayer. At least for now, God is asking us to continue working on the road on a somewhat regular basis, and we’re trying to follow His lead.

I traveled to Ohio last week and, through an divinely interesting turn of events, made an offer on a large camper trailer. I was able to put down $2,000 on the purchase from donations we had received. It’s a very nice 2006 Gulf Stream Cavalier in virtually new condition. It will have a few small necessary repairs and a couple of things done to make it more adequate for daily living, but overall it’s a pretty amazing deal. In fact, it’s being purchased for about one-third to one-half of it’s market value. Praise God!

We’re still in the process of raising the money for the remainder of the purchase of the camper trailer and the vehicle we’re going to use to pull it, but know God is working all of that out. We’d love to have prayers as we pack, sort, and try to get our lives down into a small trailer. It’s not an impossible task, but it is nontheless challenging.

Thanks for continually lifting us up before the LORD as we serve Him. We’re excited about the steps of faith He’s asking us to take and the work He’s given us to do. To God alone be the glory for the things He has done.

“For we walk by faith, not by sight”

II Corinthians 5:7 NAS

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | November 24, 2009

A New Man

Over the last several months, Lisa and I have been serving a local couple who have deeply been hurting. A local church sent them to us, and we’ve been fighting for them like crazy. The husband’s affair was ripping the family apart, but through the love of Christ, the wife held on. She loved him even when she wasn’t herself loved by him. She extended the love of her Father to her husband in amazing form and is winning the battle.

Her husband, Rob, is fighting. After a year of obsessing over the other woman, he’s realizing the depravity of his life without Christ. He’s been a slave to his master, the devil, for so long, but the chains are coming off. I heard freedom and peace in his voice for the first time ever last night. I felt like I was talking to a new man.

For all of you who believe your situation can’t be overcome, you are wrong. According to the apostle Paul and my brother-in-Christ, Rob, “We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.” Rob is overcoming. Rob is an overcomer.

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

Ezekiel 36:26 NIV

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | November 24, 2009

Men: Following the Pattern

I spend a lot of time with men whose lives are a total mess. They’re desperate. They’re lonely. They’re broken. They’ve filled their time with women, alcohol, drugs, toys, work, and lots of other things. The reality of the mess of their lives hits when the temporary nature of those “things” becomes exposed. None of those things are necessarily sinful in and of themselves. That’s not the issue.

We’ve been so deceived for so long. I believe most men, as in 99% of them, have no idea that there is anything other than “things”. Life is a hard-fought battle to get “things. It’s a battle to look, talk, and act like a man. It’s a hard fought battle to prove something…that we have no idea who we are or where we’re going. That’s the issue. We’ve “exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.” (Ro. 1:25 NIV) 

We’ve learned this from a couple of generations of men who thought they were honoring God by “going to church” or by “reading their Bibles.” Unfortunately, they didn’t really ever understand that we don’t go to church…we are the church. They never really understood that searching the scriptures intently didn’t win us anything. The scriptures were just pointing to Jesus. When the word itself was elevated at too high of a level, men began worshipping the words instead of God. Jesus himself testified to this truth in the book of John. So, today we have a large percentage of our population of men and women who go to church, but don’t know or understand what it means to be the church. They read their Bibles, but the fruit of an abundant life never seems to surface. Why? Because they’re just following the pattern of those before them. They’ve allowed Satan to tell them it’s okay to settle for less and in turn have never experienced the abundant life Jesus offered. They’ve believed half truths and never seen Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. This has been happening since the beginning.

We read in the book of Genesis an account of one father, Abraham, not understanding his responsibilities and being tempted to abandon the truth for his own self-preservation. In chapter twelve, it reads:

As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”

What a horrible thing to do to your wife. He sells her out and leaves her in a very awkward position. Strangely enough, almost the exact same thing happened with Isaac, his son, in chapter twenty-six, verse seven, where it reads:

“When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

It’s sad, but Isaac followed the pattern his father had left him. He acted as a coward, as his father had. For all of the great things Abraham had done in his faith, he still messed up. So have we.

I know all of us can sympathize with this. For those of us who have children, it probably resonates a little deeper. We know the pain of seeing our children mocking our own bad behavior. It’s embarrassing. It’s defeating.

If the hope of this generation is in men like me, there is no hope. We need Jesus and the life He offers. We need to live life as He taught us:

“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross! 

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Phil. 2:5-11 NIV

Our only hope is in Jesus. He humbled himself for us. He left us a pattern. Gentlemen, it’s time we follow the pattern.

God, please bring us back to our original purpose. You made us for you. You made us for your glory and we have to get there. Lord, bring us back. If it means we must be broken to see the need, break us. Whatever it takes, bring us back to you. Unite us with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection. Raise us to walk in newness of life in the Spirit. We are yours. As we draw near to you, draw near to us. We want you. Thank you, Jesus.

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Posted by: Derek Guyer | November 18, 2009

Proclaiming Freedom to the Captives

I had a great opportunity on Sunday evening in Ohio to speak to a couple of hundred prisoners. I was asked by a church in the area to accompany them into the prison and speak to the men who attended. I was honored to be asked to minister to them and highly encouraged to have seen such faith inside the walls.

I had thought for several days about topics I could and should cover with them, and finally decided on a subject about thirty minutes before I walked in, but even after that God, through His Holy Spirit, changed directions…

As I walked into the prison I saw a lot of men just like me. I saw men with sincere hearts, but broken lives. I saw men who had messed up. I saw men who were beat down. I saw men who satan had dragged through the mud. I saw men who needed freedom. So, I preached freedom to the captives.

“Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven. This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.

Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,

“It has come at last- salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ.For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth- the one who accuses them before our God day and night. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.”

Revelation 12:7-11 NLT

It was an incredible couple of hours of fellowship, worship, and awakening the sleepers. God did some awesome stuff in the room that night as we sat in His presence together.

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